Ralf-Reimar Wolfram

Ralf-Reimar Wolfram (31 March 1912-9 February 1945) was the captain of U-108 and U-864 of the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was killed along with all other 72 crew members of U-864 when submarine HMS Venturer torpedoed him west of Bergen, Norway.

Biography
Ralf-Reimar Wolfram was born on 31 March 1912 in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, a major port city. Wolfram became a Warrant Officer of the Kriegsmarine on 1 April 1930, and on 1 April 1939 he was promoted to Kapitanleutnant on the eve of World War II. Wolfram was given command of U-108 on 15 October 1942 and sunk Liberty-class steam merchant ship USS Robert Gray on 19 April 1943 with four torpedoes, killing all 62 merchants and sinking 8,600 tons of war material. He later assumed command of U-864 on 9 December 1943. On 9 February 1945 he was killed along with all other 72 crew members when British Royal Navy submarine HMS Venturer torpedoed U-864 off Bergen, Norway.